1862

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 678

[[(3)]] (4) [[APPROVE]] REVIEW AND
APPROVE/DISAPPROVE ANY NEW YOUTH [[SERVICE PROGRAMS]]
SERVICES BUREAU NOT IN EXISTENCE ON JANUARY 1, 1976.

[[(B)]] (C) THE FUNDING OF ANY YOUTH
[[SERVICE]] SERVICES BUREAU SHALL BE A SHARED
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATE AND OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF EACH ELIGIBLE YOUTH [[PROGRAM]]
SERVICES BUREAU SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL

AT SUCH TIME AS DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES MAY

SPECIFY. IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
JUVENILE SERVICES THERE SHALL BE A LIST OF ELIGIBLE YOUTH
[[SERVICE]] SERVICES [[BUREAUS]] BUREAU PROGRAMS WITH THE
ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF STATE FUNDS ALLOCATED TO EACH. ALL
ELIGIBLE YOUTH [[SERVICE]] SERVICES BUREAU PROGRAMS SHALL
BE 75 PERCENT STATE FUNDED FROM THE GENERAL
APPROPRIATIONS BUDGET [[AND THOSE FUNDS SHALL BE IN
CASH]]. STATE FUNDS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE YOUTH
[[SERVICE]] SERVICES BUREAU SHALL BE PAID DIRECTLY TO
[[THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHICH PROVIDES]] THE LOCAL
GOVERNING BODIES WHICH PROVIDE THE MATCHING [[CASH]]
FUNDS FOR THE YOUTH [[SERVICE]] SERVICES BUREAUS WITHIN
ITS JURISDICTION. BEFORE SUCH FUNDS ARE PAID, THE FISCAL
OFFICER OF THE LOCAL JURISDICTION SHALL PROVIDE BY
CERTIFIED LETTER DOCUMENTATION OF THE SOURCE OF THE 25
PERCENT LOCAL FUNDS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1976.

Approved May 17, 1976.

CHAPTER 679

(House Bill 777)

AN ACT concerning

Charitable Organizations — Regulation

FOR the purpose of providing for the registration and
regulation of charitable organizations, professional
fund—raiser counsel, and professional solicitors;
prohibiting certain practices in connection with
fund-raising activities; providing certain
exemptions; providing for the enforcemment of these
provisions and penalties for violations; and
relating generally to charitable organizations and
charitable fund—raising activities.

BY repealing